According to The Wrestling Observer, there was legitimate concern that Davey Richards might have injured himself during his NXT match when he was dropped on his head by NXT star Viktor, however Richards was checked out after the bout and was said to have been cleared.

No one had heard anything else about him potentially being injured until he suddenly pulled out of the Pro Wrestling NOAH tour citing an injury. There is speculation that Richards might have pulled out of the Japan tour because of NXT and not an actual injury, however that has not been confirmed.